Wow, its good to be back on form again, the water even after the massive storm is crystal clear, the temperature is now down to a respectable 10 degrees, the fishing for some has been phenomenal, and yet for others extremely frustrating, even to the point of having to watch others having a great day, but then that’s fishing, if it was easy and catching 20+ fish every time, it would become extremely boring, take Martin Nicol, a regular and one who loves Dry Fly Fishing, for example, here on Friday, a quite day, fished for two hours and never touched a fish, when I went to speak with him there was a huge shower of rain, he then took the time in shelter to rethink his strategy, changed his leader and flies to something completely different, recommenced his fishing and caught 5 in six casts, chuffed about his success, packed up and went home happy as Larry the lamb, Rod Thaw partnered with Les Gunn enjoyed Saturday morning with catches everywhere, but mostly at the candyfloss tree, named due to its looks on a misty morning as the cobwebs are just hanging with dew, the spiders and dead flies just drip of this tree and its like a buffet for the fish, but its not all sunny here at the “Goldenloch” the afternoons are really hard for some reason, and the fish are without a doubt, hard to catch, but that’s fun, everyone covering rising feeding fish, and lots actually loads of them in all areas, Ian, Scott, and Kev, Fae Dundee, opted out instead of going to the V and A for a culture boost, went fishing and to be fair it was hard while they were here, but they managed a few and I am sure they will be back as a lack of moving fish wasn’t the problem, Grant McGregor Kirkcaldy has been having a good run lately and his enjoyment is just getting peace and quiet in a boat catching a few fish, So the loch has recovered and after the storm we were out continuing a barometric survey of the loch floor, the volume of insects in the water is outstanding, the fish have so much on offer, but soon the winter chills will come and this feast will suddenly stop, and that’s when the fishing should take off, as the fish will start competing for grub, it used to be that fisheries had special competitions or open days to reduce fish numbers, as there is nothing worse than going into November, December with a massive head of fish, but these days its really quite different as the winter months are a lot milder and anglers enjoy their bits of me time all the year round, it used to be that hatcheries didn’t really cater for supplying fish during the winter months, However its not to say that a long hard frosty winter may still happen, This year we made a new addition at the side of the loch, actually a few but the most important one is what I call “Olives mound” olive being my granddaughter, this is where due to the generosity of anglers we have planted loads of trees for encouraging insects grubs etc, it has been majorly successful, but I would like if anyone is throwing out any fruiting plants, gooseberry, plums, pears anything like that give me a shout and we will pick them up.

Fly Fishing is a Pastime, it is not only relaxing, but also rewarding, come to the “Goldenloch” enjoy your Hobby to the max, no stress, only tranquil surroundings abundant wildlife, great fish, Brown, Blues and Rainbows, you will not be disappointed. Phone 01337840355 or 07968006367 ask for John or look up Postcode KY14 6HZ